Beat Match City

tempo: 107 bpm the DJ's take: Good instrumental intro gives you something to work with in a mix or mashup. Some possible key- and bpm-compatible tracks in this playlist , if you can find anything at 103-104 bpm. This could also sound interesting with Liberian Girl . download or stream Calm Down: amazon

tempo: 118 bpm the DJ's take: Strong future as a go-to karaoke song for early twenty-something women. This one reminds me of the first half of Lovefool by The Cardigans , only a bit faster and more disco-oriented. Take the instrumental-only first four seconds of Lovefool, speed it up to about 115-116 bpm, lay it over Flowers, and that could be the start of something interesting. Try mixing with some of the singles in this playlist and see what you can come up with. download or stream Flowers: amazon

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm Clip from mix #76 - the drums for You Owe Me and Down Hill were surprisingly tricky to get an exact beatmatch for. Cycled through a number of tracks from this playlist before we settled on The Weeknd's After Hours , using the opening instrumental about 2:12 to 2:29 into the song. I especially liked how it sounded over Down Hill; that could be an interesting mashup to make in the future. Key- and bpm-compatible playlist

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm For a hiphop song that probably got blasted a lot in clubs ~2000, You Owe Me is quiet. Speaks to how production has changed in the past 20-30 years; everything gets cranked up a couple orders of magnitude these days ( After Hours is a good example). So in the video, that's why you see the volume way up on one and a little lower on the other. A little behind the scenes: it was a bit of a challenge finding a track that sounded like a perfect beatmatch with You Owe Me. There's some shuffling and variation in the drums, so I was looking for something simpler and more straightforward to pair with it. Took a few tries, but as you can see below, After Hours fit the bill (yellow bars mark the beats): From mix #76 ft. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill Key- and bpm-compatible playlist

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm A quick clip from the last mix , and one of my favorite transitions in it. Kind of alluring, mysterious; maybe we can make a more fully realized remix/mashup someday. If you're wondering what the image is in the background at the start of the video, those are quahogs and a channeled whelk I dug out of the sand in low tide on a recent beach trip. Pretty solid haul, and good eating for sure. Although I probably should've kept them separate - apparently whelks like to eat the clams .

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm 17:50 of 80s and pop music (with a little hiphop) Check out some more mixes here . This episode was made using this playlist . Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 2. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (2:35) 3. Rock Steady - The Whispers (4:34) 4. Because of You - Ne-Yo (6:56) 5. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (10:05) 6. You Owe Me - Nas ft. Ginuwine (12:21) 7. After Hours - The Weeknd (14:54) 8. Down Hill - Drake (15:11)

tempo: 109 bpm the DJ's take: The feature song in mix #76 (2:35): The first 20 seconds are worth clipping and looping for a potential mashup/remix. Haven't tried it yet, but this might be interesting over Jason Derulo's Want to Want Me . Or maybe throw it together with Drake's Down Hill and call it 'Running Up and Down That Hill.' The possibilities are endless. download or stream Running Up That Hill: amazon dj cheat sheet playlist

Made with Logic Pro at 107 bpm Jack Harlow's First Class and Bob James' Take Me to the Mardi Gras are the real centerpieces of this one. An unconventional pairing, to be sure. But that's why I tried it out. And as soon as we threw them together, the combination sounded pretty interesting. If you've never heard of that Bob James track before, hopefully it sounds familiar at least. Very popular hiphop sample , especially in the late 80s and into the 90s. That little drum break in part II of this mix/mashup is a classic - featured prominently in Missy Elliott's Work It, which we dropped into Mix Show #74 . Also, for those who didn't know - Bob James made Nautilus (another heavily-used sample) and the theme to the tv show Taxi , among others. A literal legacy that lives on in other people's music. Anyway, we closed our little piece out with the little guitar riff from Avicii's Friend of Mine. I was planning to use Maroon 5 and SZA's What Lovers D...

Speed: 110 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #7 in our edition 57 mix (20:06): Another example of how sampling can expose the youth to the classics - I discovered this one back in college during an mp3 deep dive / procrastination session (pre-streaming, sometime ~2000). Dug up the somewhat obscure Jermaine Dupri & Snoop Dogg single We Just Wanna Party With You . Went down the rabbit hole and found out this was where the beat came from - mind blown. Best suited for a cruise ship dance party for Boomers, but put it in the right spot and you could transcend the generation gap. Easy to mix and a seamless fit in between Rapper's Delight and Hot in Herre . Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: If - Janet Jackson Intergalactic - Beastie Boys Jump Around - House of Pain Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Doing It - Charli XCX, Rita Ora Watch Me Do - Megha...

Speed: 105-106 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #10 in our edition 57 mix (27:10): Best part of this track: healthy chunks of vocal-free instrumental to cut out and play with. I used one piece to create a smoother transition between If and Charli XCX & Rita Ora's Doing It in Logic Pro X : It's basically rock infused with hiphop / r&b; a genre-bending classic that was all over MTV and pop radio in my early teen years. Solid choice for a 90s set. Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Intergalactic - Beastie Boys Jump Around - House of Pain Hot In Herre - Nelly Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson Let'...

Speed: 109 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #5 in our edition 57 mix (10:01): Samples/interpolations may get a bum rap from some, but if a friend doesn't send me KRS One's Step Into A World in the late 90s, maybe I never find out about Rapture. You never know how a single from 1980 will translate when you drop it into software, but the beat stayed even and un-distorted. Healthy vocal-free intro and outro make this pretty simple to mix. Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Intergalactic - Beastie Boys Jump Around - House of Pain If - Janet Jackson Hot In Herre - Nelly Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson Doing...

Speed: 106 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #9 in our edition 57 mix (24:32): Those robot voices in the intro can be loud, so I turned up the volume gradually so it wouldn't overpower the final part of Nelly's Hot In Herre . And if you're picking a spot to transition out, you could do worse than after they say 'let the beat mmm drop' - we used that pause to go into Janet Jackson's If . Overall, a solid choice for a louder hiphop-oriented mix in a more festive venue. Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Jump Around - House of Pain Rapture - Blondie Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson Doing It - Charl...

Speed: 107 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #8 in our edition 57 mix (22:28): You know, I wanted to follow this up with House of Pain's Jump Around , but the drums just didn't match up in Logic Pro X , so we went with Intergalactic instead. Definitely worked for me during gigs on vinyl and cd players in the mid 2000s, so if you're using a traditional dj setup, try it out. Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Rapture - Blondie Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson Doing It - Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora Let's Get Blown - Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Download or stream Hot in Herre: DJ Cheat Sheet playlist Amazon

Speed: 110 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #6 in our edition 57 mix (13:17): If you need a breather during a set or a gig, this one needs to be in the rotation. A family-friendly classic that'll give you some extra minutes to figure out your next move. Also, healthy breaks at the beginning and end that give you plenty of runway for the transitions in and out. The drawback: if you're in the zone and let it run too long, you risk losing the momentum (and the crowd). Within the mix, I like the placement between Blondie's Rapture and Kool & The Gang's Get Down On It - nice little late 70s / early 80s vibe that the older folk will appreciate. Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Changes - 2Pac Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Trouble - Iggy Azal...

Speed: 111 bpm Recommended bpm range: 110 to 115 bpm The DJ's Take: Song #2 in our edition 57 mix (3:08): Search for 'tupac puff daddy' and here are the first few results: I guess that's why I dropped right into I'll Be Missing You . Came out ok; fun little flashback to maybe the biggest feud in hiphop history (real or imagined). Some other key- and bpm-compatible music: Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez Watch Me Do - Meghan Trainor I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks & Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Trouble - Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson Doing It - Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora Jump Around - House of Pain Let's Get Blown - Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Download or stream Changes: DJ Cheat Sheet playlist Amazon

tempo: 110 bpm the dj's take: Song #4 in our edition 57 mix (7:21): Wish this song would make up its mind - you get sections with no percussion, then some light percussion, then more pounding percussion, then back to no percussion. I like sustained momentum. As a result, it took a little more thought on how to transition in and out. Overlap of notes out of I'll Be Missing You was kind of interesting, but not my favorite. Transition into Blondie's Rapture was more fun; I made it a point to put those introductory drums over the percussion-less vocals to make a mini-remix/mashup. Some other key-compatible music: Toothbrush - DNCE Changes - 2pac Hot in Herre - Nelly I Wish (My Taylor Swift) - The Knocks, Matthew Koma Feel Right - Mark Ronson, Mystikal Peaches N Cream - Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang Trouble - Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson Doing It - Charlie XCX, Rita Ora Jump Around - House of Pain ...

Made with Logic Pro X at 108 bpm 29:40 of pop, rap and funk/disco Check out some more mixes here . Playlist is here . Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range 2. Changes - 2Pac ft. Talent (3:08) 3. I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy, Faith Evans (5:30) 4. Dákiti - Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez (7:21) 5. Rapture - Blondie (10:01) 6. Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang (13:17) 7. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang (20:06) 8. Hot In Herre - Nelly (22:28) 9. Intergalactic - Beastie Boys (24:32) 10. If - Janet Jackson (27:10) 11. Doing It - Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora (28:11)

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tempo: 105 bpm The DJ's Take: Penultimate song in 45 and Lex  (15:49): Did you know Bazzi sells his own boxing hand wraps: What's his connection to the sweet science? Because if there isn't one, maybe it's time to make my own line of curling stones. Anyway, nice background music for a Sunday stroll, arm-in-arm in the park during a montage in a romantic movie. Also a solid choice when you're starting to wrap up a set - guitars and gentle beat make it melt into Halsey's You should be sad . Some key-compatible music between 100 and 105 bpm: Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Paris - The Chainsmokers Kids - OneRepublic I'm In Control - AlunaGeorge Perfect (Matoma Remix) - One Direction Cheyenne - Jason Derulo Classic - The Knocks Alejandro - Lady Gaga And from 105 to 110 bpm: Midnight City - M83 Cake - Flo Rida & 99 Percent Anywhere - Rita Ora LoveGame - Lady Gaga Breathe Deeper - Tame Impala ...

tempo: 105 bpm the dj's take: Song #6 in #48 (11:32): Sometimes it's not enough to be key-compatible. If you really dig in, you can find two songs that sound like one during a transition. A decent example is when this goes into Usher's Yeah! at 14:08. Prime mashup candidate, and a worthy pairing on a pop night. Some other tracks to mix with: Truffle Butter - Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne In Your Eyes - The Weeknd I Love It - Kanye West & Lil Pump ft. Adele Givens Don't Matter To Me - Drake, Michael Jackson Havana - Camila Cabello Don't Quit - DJ Khaled, Calvin Harris, Travis Scott, Jeremih Nothin' On You - B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars Obsession - Vice ft. Jon Bellion No More Sad Songs - Little Mix ft. Machine Gun Kelly Buried In Detroit (Lucas Löwe Remix) - Mike Posner ft. Big Sean I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) - Mike Posner Right Hand - Drake Fancy (Yellow Claw Remix) download or stream Havana: amazon spotify playli...